Series synopsis
Sheep in the Big City is an American animation comedy kids television series that premiered on Cartoon Network on November 4, 2000. It ended on April 7, 2002. It was created by Mo Willems. It stars Kevin Seal, Ken Schatz, Stephanie D'Abruzzo and Mo Willems.
Sheep in the Big City is an American animated television series which ran on Cartoon Network for two seasons, from November 17, 2000, to April 7, 2002. The series' pilot first premiered as part of Cartoon Network's "Cartoon Cartoon Summer" on August 18, 2000.
Created by Mo Willems, the bulk of the show follows a runaway sheep, Sheep, in its new life in "the Big City". It also features several unrelated sketches and shorts, similar to The Rocky & Bullwinkle Show. With an emphasis on more "sophis ...
Premise
Sheep in the Big City is an American animated television series which ran on Cartoon Network for two seasons, from November 17, 2000, to April 7, 2002. The series' pilot first premiered as part of Cartoon Network's "Cartoon Cartoon Summer" on August 18, 2000.
Created by Mo Willems, the bulk of the show follows a runaway sheep, Sheep, in its new life in "the Big City". It also features several unrelated sketches and shorts, similar to The Rocky & Bullwinkle Show. With an emphasis on more "sophisticated" humor, using multiple forms of rhetoric from the characters to the plots, it was more popular with older audiences. It was also unusual in featuring many comic references to film-making and television broadcasting.
At the time, the premiere of Sheep in the Big City was the highest-rated premiere for a Cartoon Network original series.
Cast and characters
Leading cast
- Kevin Seal as Sheep / General Specific / Ranting Swede (voice)
- Ken Schatz as Ben Plotz / Victor / Jay / Great Scott (voice)
- Stephanie D'Abruzzo as Lady Virginia Richington / Lisa Rental / The Plot Device (voice)
- Mo Willems as The Angry Scientist / Announcer (voice)
- Joey Mazzarino as General Lee Outrageous
- Jerry Nelson as General Public
- Fran Brill as Little Girl
- James Godwin as Farmer John / Private Public (voice)
Guest cast
- Ruth Buzzi as (voice)
Episodes
This series spans 2 seasons with 27 episodes.
| Season | Episodes | First aired | Last aired |
|---|---|---|---|
| Season 1 | 14 | November 4, 2000 | July 29, 2001 |
| Season 2 | 13 | December 2, 2001 | April 7, 2002 |
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
In the Baa-ginning Sheep decides to leave Farmer Brown in pursuit of a happy life in the Big City. Little does he know that from now on he will be chased by a secret military organization. |
November 4, 2000 |
| 2 |
Be Still My Bleating Heart Sheep falls in love with a poodle called Swanky, and coincidentally, Swanky's owner hates sheeps. |
November 17, 2000 |
| 3 |
To Bleat or Not to Bleat A girl called Lisa Rental saves Sheep from General Specific so that she can keep him as a pet. |
November 24, 2000 |
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Wish You Were Shear Sheep gets adopted by Lisa Rental. |
December 2, 2001 |
| 2 |
Baah-dern Times With the entire cast of "Sheep in the Big City" sick with the flu, the narrator (who's also sick but still has to work) decides that for this episode of "Sheep in the Big City" that the audience shall instead, watch an old black-&-white silent movie featuring the ancestor's of Sheep and General Specific. |
December 9, 2001 |
| 3 |
Flock, Up in the Sky X agent returns and swears to protect Sheep from General Specific. |
December 16, 2001 |
Production
Release
| Original network/platform | Cartoon Network |
|---|---|
| First aired | November 4, 2000 |
| Last aired | April 7, 2002 |
| Runtime | 30 minutes |
| Status | Ended |
| Schedule | Sunday |